Carlyle Observer

It's interesting that both the best and worst moments for Premier Brad Wall's Saskatchewan Party government have revolved around potash.

In the latest meeting of the Carlyle town council, the council moved to secure funding for a daycare centre. Initial business passed quickly, with the first discussions beginning with the chief administrator's report.

One of the worn-out jokes around here goes like this: Why did the (man/woman/preacher/whoever you want to pinpoint) go fishing? Answer: "Just for the halibut".

Family Day is a relatively new holiday - instituted in Saskatchewan in 2007 - but already, there are annual events organized around the February weekend.

The Carlyle and District Leisure Complex's annual Boogie Fest fundraiser is in the late stages of planning, and the bike which will be this year's grand prize is now touring communities across the region.

Wed., Feb.

Farmers have always been noted as needing to be something of Jacks-of-all-trades.

Five-and-a-half years after Eagle Drilling Services Ltd. sent its first rig into the field, the Carlyle-based company has been acquired by CanElson Drilling Inc. (TSX: CDI) for $61.0 million (plus the assumption of debt of approximately $17.

The term "shifting sands" is more than the title of a lovely song, more than a mere expression to describe a discovery made by scientists probing the mysteries of Mars.

The thought of public speaking is scary enough to some that it can drive them to great lengths to avoid standing in front of a crowd and addressing everyone at once.